PositioningWhat a bundle contains versus what an API key contains
A cloud parsing subscription is a good product with a very short packing list. The comparison is not about quality — it is about what you are left holding.
What a bundle contains versus what an API key contains| Criterion | Metered parsing API | Enterprise BYOC tier | DocxIntel bundle |
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| What you receive | An API key | Vendor-controlled images | Images, weights, chart, SBOM, docs |
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| Model weights | Vendor-hosted | Vendor-controlled | On your storage, pinned by digest |
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| Works with no internet | No | Requires cloud connectivity | Yes, by design |
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| SBOM in the delivery | Not applicable | On request | CycloneDX 1.6 per image |
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| Documentation offline | Online only | Online only | Static HTML and PDF in the bundle |
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| Self-hosting available on | No plan | Top enterprise tier only | Every licence |
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| Cost of processing more pages | Charged per pageat published per-page rates | Charged per page | No incremental charge |
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What you receive
- Metered parsing API
- An API key
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Vendor-controlled images
- DocxIntel bundle
- Images, weights, chart, SBOM, docs
Model weights
- Metered parsing API
- Vendor-hosted
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Vendor-controlled
- DocxIntel bundle
- On your storage, pinned by digest
Works with no internet
- Metered parsing API
- No
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Requires cloud connectivity
- DocxIntel bundle
- Yes, by design
SBOM in the delivery
- Metered parsing API
- Not applicable
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- On request
- DocxIntel bundle
- CycloneDX 1.6 per image
Documentation offline
- Metered parsing API
- Online only
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Online only
- DocxIntel bundle
- Static HTML and PDF in the bundle
Self-hosting available on
- Metered parsing API
- No plan
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Top enterprise tier only
- DocxIntel bundle
- Every licence
Cost of processing more pages
- Metered parsing API
- Charged per pageat published per-page rates
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Charged per page
- DocxIntel bundle
- No incremental charge
Comparison reflects publicly documented behaviour of metered document-parsing platforms as of 2026, including credit-based per-page pricing and enterprise-gated self-hosting. Verify against current vendor documentation before making a decision — we would rather you checked.